We congratulate: The example set by Cottrells' gift

As we have come to expect from the family, they felt the love of that great gift and wanted to pass it along – pay the good deed forward – when the van no longer was useful to them, after Mr. Cottrell had lost his battle with Lou Gehrig’s disease.

Wednesday, July 11, 2012 at 3:00 am (Updated: July 11, 3:01 am)

We have sung the praises of the late George Cottrell and his contributions to his family and community, but we can’t let his latest gift pass without using it as an encouragement to others.
You likely read the story last week about how Mr. Cottrell’s family, beneficiary of a large-hearted community that purchased a handicapped-equipped van to carry Mr. Cottrell’s wheelchair during his final months of life, reached out.

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